mitt romney and barack obama for crucial swing states in the last leg of an election campaign that bears all the whole boxes reality television. the revolutionaries in revolt the most vigorous five years against libya's toppled regime the new leadership with consequences unless they get more local power. in the syrian standoff rebel fighters face war crime allegations offer a video of an apparent lynching of pro us troops surfaces online.

world news live from moscow this is with me will receive share thanks for joining us today and with just four days to go until voting day both mitt romney and barack obama have kicked their election campaigns into overdrive bracing for a rally to rally the desperate to break their poll stalemate something that neither the debates nor superstorm sandy have been able to do is ati's an associate on the final scripted rush. the blame game in full swing why didn't you call me when you're working on this thing finger pointing p did make it worse mocking he even called it marvelous which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget a tax this president's a lightweight we've all agreed that families are off limits. dogs are apparently fair game what you're seeing is them finally rising up to the level of professional

wrestling and i say rising up to it because in pro wrestling in front of the cameras we all hate each other behind the scenes it's a business. and that's the same way it is for them it's a sham a sham largely compared to reality television survivor style started out limited to be contestants on the island and then event they have to form alliances you can call those parties and then they finally in the grand ma you have two three five years to go ahead and they and yes the big that's the big prize the big prize for years to run the united states of america the contestants are giving it their all to win the competition the concept of a reality show we all know is supposed to be some kind of reality but but in reality it's just really made for t.v. and the presidential campaigns in the us are completely made for t.v. like in any major production

a huge crew and big box run the game they have people determine what a guy's going to wear what kind of haircut how much makeup you know there's a list of too many for a lot of people to get rich from looks to comments and statements most of the election campaign and script. the mainstream media following the presidential campaigns eats the show right up one example i'm going to stop the subsidy to p.b.s. i'm going to stop other things i like p.b.s. i love big bird the debate the u.s. presidential debate of two thousand and twelve as an audience. million viewers that makes it the most successful most popular reality show. while fact checking leaves the building. in about track record about taxes when you're in yet most of the coverage. i contact you spreading a giant welcome mat for trivialized news coverage is romney hurting obama's

feelings as obama hurting his feelings are they being cordial to each other or are they being angry look at the way obama looks up and looks down the show must go on until. curtains are drawn presidential candidates putting on a performance to be voted into the white house a superficial media paying little attention to the actual words being said and not demanding to hear the words that should matter as the u.s. election enters its closing act and look to team and remains king and politics not much more than a circus and. party new york and one aspect of the race that none of the candidates lingered on very much thought of america's military for rays of broad both promise less war more safety more security u.s. national defense expert gareth porter told us he's got serious doubts. throughout the campaign and outside the context of the campaign you simply do not have

a lively debate in the united states over this extreme degree of military spending and the militarism that goes with it i'm sorry to say that i don't believe . obama will deliver on his campaign promise specifically to and u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan i mean that is certainly the impression that he's conveyed to the american people and that was conveyed to the american people by the vice presidential candidate joe biden i think the closest that romney and his running mate paul ryan have come to making a promise is perhaps the the idea that they would somehow be more successful in putting pressure on iran to end its nuclear program but i must say that it was not made with much conviction and that i think is a measure of just how in your the u.s. public and the political system have become to militarism and empire for the united

states. and despite the devastation that superstorm sandy wrought across the northeastern u.s. it has proven to be something of a put a call opportunity for the candidates now both rush to offer sympathy and each criticizing the other for an action a lawyer often it's been out on to the streets of new york to gauge which candidate whether it's the best. new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy well it affects the way new yorkers vote by the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county alan sixty floor and i see every day there would be water. water everywhere the beast was in the street do you think the government has handled the storm wow you know how could they have done better they could have gotten the subway running a lot quicker. but you think that they have anything to do with how much water is down there no i think they're just really slow to respond i mean the whole thing

with the buses over here is ridiculous and it's unconstitutional that you have to have three people in a car i used to going to vote on tuesday. the city could have been wiped away. and i have to be. reacted to it it seems to be getting. to be. yes so do you think that obama's looking better than romney right now. i think mitt romney is a much bigger natural disaster than hurricane sandy and i hope people realize that vote for obama you don't think there's anything wrong with obama i think there's plenty wrong in terms of. foreign policy in the mideast but unfortunately. the bottom line is this has been a tough time for new york city and most of us are looking forward to putting this hurricane and the election behind us.

now certainly worth noting that the channel giving american voters a different perspective every day and the full choice of white house hopefuls to choose from on monday it is the final debate between the third party candidates and it will be broadcast live from inside our studios in washington d.c. . two parties keep us politics a one way street. or will new voices disrupt the power. changes. this election will close monday november fifth. shifting. now this fresh anger and frustration among the libyans this time in oil rich benghazi where hundreds turned out to vent against the leadership they fought for in the revolution more on the roots of their discontent from our middle east

correspondent paula. what in a thousand protesters have taken to the streets of the eastern city of benghazi they are calling for greater autonomy saying that they feel marginalized by the new government in tripoli now this comes a little more than a year on after the ouster of the format libyan leader moammar gadhafi and i asked ironically that of that the people of benghazi played such a central role in bringing about they are now saying that they were better off before the revolution that the whole eastern part of the country is marginalized and deprived of political and economic power now what they want is an autonomous region in the east we're talking here about roughly half the territory of libya and around three quarters of the country's vast oil reserves what they also want to step in ghazi will become the economic capital of libya what this means is that you will have key institutions such as the central bank as well as the ministries of oil and finance based in the city now this is not

a new court earlier this year we did see tribal leaders come together with the same demands they say that they want to manage the own affairs and also have a larger share of the revenue from the resources that are in the east of the country what they warning is that if the demands are ignored they will be dire consequences and certainly what we witnessing is a growing mood of tension and discontent in the country that is being torn apart by protesters just a year on after the so-called revolution. and to syria now where rebel groups have stormed a key military airbase in the northwest al-qaeda linked fighters are said to be taking part in the assault which could see more high tech weapons falling into their hands and this as the u.n. now examines video which its expects could be evidence of a war crime committed by syrian rebels that the newly released footage purportedly shows opposition fighters executing captured government troops ten soldiers who are

no longer be. believed to be combatants were lined up on the ground before being repeatedly shot with automatic rifles festive journalist james carville says it's a rare example of opposition type pics finally coming out of the international scrutiny. the atrocities are definitely being committed by the rebel forces and and unfortunately that is being completely ignored because it serves of course the interests of the people who are backing the rebels and who are against assad to try to portray them in the best light possible so we've seen over the months numerous stock human coming out from different organization including amnesty including including human rights watch documenting summary execution of prisoners torture the use of children in these conflict on the part of the rebels but that has been conveniently buried in the headlines time and time again and even some of the reports that didn't know some of these atrocities being committed by the rebels were almost always prefaced by reports of government atrocities and that was buried

somewhere down halfway through the article time and time again so it is of course and if it be hypocrisy that's underlying this and it's trying to manipulate public opinion certainly in the west to to be on the floors and on the side of these rebel forces the only real plan that's on the table that right now that's feasible is the one that china just put forth the four point proposal for the syrian troops which also does not include any language for assad to step down it does not in court include any enforcement language which is a political one starter in washington because of course those are the two key issues that they want to make sure is part of any type of proposal so once again we see that that washington is really absolutely keen to make sure that assad stepping down as part of any proposal and i think they're not going to accept anything short of that so i think they're content to watch these atrocities and and these murders and executions and torture pile up in the name of trying to get rid of assad and unfortunately the only real peace plan on the table at the moment isn't even being

considered seriously by washington. that's about where violence against pro-reform wrists flares up again with the police accused of a disproportionate response on the streets and online the kingdom's rules are going all out to destroy the dissent we report on that just a bit later here on the city. and it would seeing a disease to live on a label would you will feel sneaky snipes just a couple of minutes here on the program the backlash of a canadian medics who want to put fear of. what's the difference between a samurai sword and a blind guys walking stick well known if you're one of the cops in northern england an elderly blind architect with taser in the back because his cane looks like

a sword that was used in a nearby crime honest mistake because sorts are often tubular and use this walking sticks more and more we hear stories like this like the handcuffed youth who was shot in the back to death or the unarmed guy in a wheelchair who got blown away by the boys in blue i understand that being in the police is rough everyone lies to you and any given day you could be shot dead so i get it when after a long police chase someone just snaps and in all honesty fire when the police might do the same thing but it takes a certain kind of person who enjoys abusing their uniform to make the helpless suffer you can't tolerate sadists or those with napoleon complexes in the police and you know what they aren't that hard to spot in the shower because if you like to tase the elderly or shoot wheelchair bound people then you probably don't have much of a certain something but that's just my opinion. today

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if you're just joining us welcome to the program. hundreds of peaceful protesters have come under attack from riot police firing tear gas at the rally was against the recent imposed on public gatherings seen as part of the government's crackdown on reform campaigns. jailed as well six months for posting a tweet that was said to be insulting to the king. of the university. there will be no peace ultimately until the monarchy steps down. to jail someone for voicing their opinion. of expression violates any standard of democracy around the world there is no improvement on. the regime is learn to play the world media like. they claim they support human rights they claim they are instituting dialogue with the opposition they claim all sorts of changes and

their anger doesn't roll the in borrowing meanwhile they can do any of the great down they continue the torture and they continue to dearly and they continually purely and in bahrain majority overwhelming majority of the population over three quarters of the population of bahrain or out of the royal family which has been in power now for two hundred thirty years mostly they most out of over was there will be no social be in bahrain in the situation that will continue to get more clear on a. bahrain's a long running on breast is not documented on many news sites but you will find it at r.t. dot com also there the f.b.i. has plans to get and access all areas past a people's emails now and hit a stumbling i judge orders the agency to explain its world wide web spying plants which would force private companies to tailor their technology to make surveillance

easier for those details also on our website. or the passport to perfect behavior or the plan to get russians to take and i think a test before going abroad and that's in the latest edition of prime time find out as well on our web site. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images. from the streets. trying to corporations are today. all right just a couple of minutes on the r.t. world update for an hour the russian prime minister dmitri medvedev says the pussy riot punk band should not have been jailed for their moscow cathedral stand however he did take a moment to express his condemnation of their ethics. it's

you who these people are very unpleasant to me both on the outside and on the they filled me with extreme negative emotions so much so that i don't like talking about them but i wouldn't put them in jail if i were a judge just because i don't consider it correct that their punishment was in the form of a custodial sentence they've already spent some time in custody that's actually enough. and looking back on three members of pussy riot were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after informing the so-called punk prayer in moscow's main all the books cathedral they were sentenced to two years jail but one was freed on probation after an appeal by the woman insists the stunt was political named only out of stories but their actions caused outrage among the religious community and divided russian public opinion. try to australia for the artsy world update now starting with a commuter train that collided with

a truck in melbourne it killed one passenger and injured at least eight others in the crash at a level crossing course three carriages to derail one to tip over and even the train driver in a serious condition know what led to the collision right now nobody no. one of christianity's most popular pilgrimage site says had its bank account frozen and so over a long running dispute between jerusalem's church of the holy sapulpa and an israeli water company site shutting its doors in protest for a day at the church is supposedly built on the place where jesus christ was crucified and was exempt from water fees until a few years ago when it was asked to start paying. the european union has offered more than one hundred million dollars in development aid to me and other block suspended sanctions against the asian state and has been boosting ties since april after political reforms that the cash injection comes to spite your ribs on going

debt crisis and eurozone unemployment hits new record. and diving deep into low standards and high finance here's what's to come in the kaiser report that will be two hours from now. i mean dude all right here it's got all you need to flick massive paint on this possessed devil of finance on wall street and you can tack to various locations here and cause serious genital discomfort so it's right there oh damn that's gotta hurt buddy or else go ahead i'm all right here in the head right here near your blade master's inspired praise did you go j.b. how do you know that. report is it's here and well just about two hours from now medics in canada have come up with a very explicit way of warning against the health risks of obesity but critics say

the alarming labeling will unfairly and inaccurately equate every day meals and drinks with more home full substances like tobacco and go he's told botan explains . imagine you're about to bite into your pizza when you see this disease liver or perhaps you're taking a swig of your drink when this diseased foot catches your eye put off your food well that's just the effect some doctors in canada want frustrated with a growing epidemic of obesity the entire medical association have taken a leaf from their anti smoking contemporary's book and called for graphic labeling on fatty sugary and salty processed foods they say society must stop tiptoeing around health risks such as diabetes heart and liver disease which can arise from eating too much of certain foods but what we want to do is we want to tax foods that are high in calories in the nutritional value and good tax breaks the healthy

food but as you might imagine the shock food tactics have been hard to swallow for those who make or enjoy eating but targeted products they think the labels are over the top and accuse doctors of demonizing certain products and food categories hearing back so. every day beverage items nonsensical smoking tobacco products do not really have a balance in a healthy place that various food and beverage products which the ontario medical association would place label warnings on i can absolutely heart of a balance other proposals that have sparked controversy include labeling excessive salt sugar and fat as pathogens that is disease causing viruses and bacteria age limits for buying soft drinks and temporarily taking some obese children away from their parents william endl author of seeds of destruction says the doctors are

right about the dangers of highly processed foods but that these labels will simply be ignored i don't know any single cigarette smoker or. their cigarettes that made . their blind a little bit i don't think that stock. anybody the foods our engineer today in this private about what foods are engineering today in many cases to be addicted to stimulate the pleasure center of the brain so until you forced by law to change that part of those who can't you're not going to have an issue she lives with my mother theo i may also recommends higher taxes and marketing restrictions on junk food especially to children to to stick suggest twenty six percent of canadian children aged five to seventeen are overweight or obese that is tom bottom reporting right well i just after a quick break here on our special report looking at the roots of the occupy movement that will be in just a moment but you can stay with us. looking

at some dogs you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can run oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the us they come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like alaska and so i felt at home the first black dog was brought here from australia now must have come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the

story of how racing first started here atoll it was in the top. grazing who set the trail ablaze but a nun and for all friends who brought their idea to life. five years ago about built a dog kennel in the village kids from the local open age came around to take care of the dogs and one day they state their life might seem extreme to some the boys wake up at six to feed the dogs before school in the evening they spend up to three hours training their full legged friends but smother purse cable also encourages her kids to become depth hands on the computer and internet the boys regularly update their website and they're in touch with that busy ma the twenty four seven on the phone itself but children are the most important thing my own interests not play any rule any more and regardless of whether parsky was huskies window race or not she hopes the competition will take place in the village next year. but called

these dogs and the children it really is not the winning but actually just the taking part that counts.

my name is dennis i made this movie and there are a few things you should know about me right from the jump i'm not an expert on the economy climate change or foreign policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really one of the happily married husband the father of truth and past the children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create

a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. the lack of it at a very is good. right. works. creek. and can. see at the east. end being. in my. will not the state tells us but that other malfunctioning of the range of the. audience is flipped out they cheered everybody in the eighties wanted to be good.